Planet Symbols
Click any symbol to copy it. 12 characters, each labelled with its Unicode code point.
These are the classical astronomical symbols for the Sun, Moon and planets, in use in astronomy and alchemy long before Unicode existed. Two of them are among the most widely recognised symbols in the world for an entirely different reason. This collection holds 12 planet symbols drawn from 1 Unicode block — mainly Miscellaneous Symbols. Code points run from U+2609 to U+2647. All of them sit in the Basic Multilingual Plane, which means broad font support and very few encoding surprises.
Venus and Mars do double duty
♀ (U+2640) and ♂ (U+2642) are the astronomical symbols for Venus and Mars, and the same two characters are the standard female and male signs. There is no separate encoding — the gender collection on this site contains literally the same code points.
Outer planets are newer symbols
Uranus ♅, Neptune ♆ and Pluto ♇ were assigned symbols only after their discovery, and more than one variant circulated for each. The forms Unicode encodes are the ones that became conventional, not the only ones ever used.
Astronomy has largely moved on
Modern astronomical writing generally uses names or abbreviations rather than these symbols, which survive mainly in astrology and historical texts.
Unicode blocks in this collection
| Unicode block | Characters | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Symbols | 12 | 100% |
Sample characters and their code points
☉
♀
♂
♄
♆
☽
Frequently asked questions
Is the Venus symbol the same character as the female sign?
Yes, exactly the same — U+2640. Unicode encodes characters by identity rather than by use, so one character serves both meanings and context tells the reader which is intended.